News from April 2010
By USDA Newswire | Apr 5, 2010
News Release: The mysterious life cycle of a sheep virus that causes malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) has been discovered by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their university collaborators-the first step in developing a vaccine against the disease.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2010
News Release: National Park Service Acting Pacific West Regional Director George Turnbull signed the Record of Decision today for the Yosemite Environmental Education Center Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS).
By USDA Newswire | Apr 5, 2010
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued certificates of protection to developers of 18 new varieties of seed-reproduced and tuber-propagated plants. They include soybean and vinca.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2010
News Release: Jamaica Bay. The Night Sky. Floyd Bennett Field. Radio Control Flying Field. Friday, March 19, April 23, May 21. 8 p.m. - 10 p.m. Come gaze at the wonders of the night sky over Floyd Bennett Field with the Amateur Astronomers Association. Weather permitting, clear or partly skies. Telescopes will be...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 5, 2010
News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over tax policy, made the following comment in response to report from the Treasury Department in support of Build America Bonds.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2010
News Release: SUPPORT YOUR BOROUGH, COME OUT AND “TREASURE YOUR ISLAND".
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2010
News Release: Public Information Meeting about Acadia National Park’s.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2010
News Release: Bark beetles continue to be active within Rocky Mountain National Park, impacting large numbers of conifer trees. Starting in early April and ending by Memorial Day weekend, the park is planning to apply a Carbaryl based insecticide to up to 5,000 high-value trees to protect them from bark beetles. Treatment...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 5, 2010
News Release: “It is evidence that after a long struggle, the Recovery Act has put us on the right path.".
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 3, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today raised concerns about the Treasury Department’s announcement that it would not publish its biannual currency report to Congress on April 15, as required by law. In its report, Treasury must identify key U.S. trading partners...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 3, 2010
News Release: Mild spring weather and low snow and ice levels have helped the efforts of the National Park Service to open the park road further west for access by park visitors. The portion of the Denali Park Road between the Savage River (Mile 15) and the Teklanika River Rest Area at Mile 30 will open for travel...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 3, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander M. Levin (D-MI) issued the following statement today regarding the Department of Treasury’s announcement of a delay in the issuance of the semi-annual report on exchange rates...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 3, 2010
News Release: Steamtown National Historic Site News Release.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 3, 2010
News Release: Treasury Secretary Geithner announced today that he has decided to delay publication of the Treasury Department’s semiannual Report to Congress on International Economic and Exchange Rate Policies. The Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 requires Treasury to submit the report to Congress by April 15. Senator Chuck Grassley, the Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, made the following comment in response to today’s announcement...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 3, 2010
News Release: Petrified Forest-Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced recently that all 392 national parks will have free admission during National Park Week, April 17th to 25th. Many national parks charge entrance fees which can range from $3 to $25. The fee free waiver for National Park Week does not include other fees collected in advance or by contractors-such as fees charged for camping, reservations and use of concessions.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 3, 2010
News Release: Theodore Roosevelt National Park invites local youths to become members of the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) to work in the park this summer. Participants will work in the areas of maintenance and resource conservation and will have opportunities to learn about careers in the National Park Service. YCC positions are available in the North Unit, which is 15 miles south of Watford City, and in the South Unit, which is located near Medora.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 2, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Commends Release of Administration’s Surface Transportation Security Priority Assessment Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will ...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 2, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 "Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano will travel to Oklahoma City on Monday, April 19, to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. While in Oklahoma City, Secretary Napolitano ...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 2, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Deputy Administrator Richard Serino traveled to Rhode Island today to tour areas affected by flooding and meet with Congressional, state and local leaders to discuss the Department’s ongoing response and recovery efforts in the region.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – In recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the Department of Justice today reaffirmed its commitment to ending sexual violence. The month of April is observed as Sexual Assault Awareness Month around the country by advocates, victim service providers, law enforcement, the judiciary, ...
